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An acclaimed history of the biggest, brashest and most tumultuous decade in recent British history.

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Highlights notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. This book includes wily politicians, eccentric scientists, fiery rebels and stolid reactionaries, as well as a pornographer, an acrobat, an actress, a poetic prostitute, a star comedian and a least one very fretful mother.

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Tells the stories of the Russians, exploring the vast expanses of the empire and the lives of the rural peasants, describing the ways in which Russia took on, or rejected, Western influences, and recounting how the empire was built and maintained.

(Paperback, Revised and updated edition)

Tremendous changes in Russia have enhanced the special fascination which this powerful, enigmatic country has so long held for the world at large.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This volume provides an easily comprehensible account of the law in Scotland, beginning with its historical development and professional structure before going on to consider the law as an institution.

(Hardback)

Outlining the history of settlement and work, this volume considers the working lives of those engaged in feeding, housing and protecting the population, those who work to keep the population healthy, and those who are engaged in work of the imagination rather than work to meet material needs.

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Tells the story of three small beachside communities in the Royal National Park south of Sydney Era, Burning Palms and Little Garie and how their residents fought for the right to keep their families' heritage intact. In frank interviews with shackies and stunning photographs this book explores the fascinating history of these quintessentially Australian shacks.

(Paperback, Export ed)

February 1945. A German U-boat reaches American waters after an agonising three months and founders, blasted apart by undnown causes. All 56 Nazi sailors die, entrapped with the submarine. This is the story of the daring endurance of a handful of men determined to solve a mystery - or die in the attempt.

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(Hardback)

Using his own experience as a professional archaeological surveyor and after five years patient computer-reanalysis of the earthwork and stone circle, the author reveals how he solved the key mystery of Stonehenge.

(, Australian ed)

This absorbing CD set provides genuine extended historical recordings of 20 of the most significant speeches of the 20th century, each introduced by acclaimed historian Simon Montefiore. This is a fascinating and essential addition to any historian's library: a history of humanity told through the speeches that shaped it.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

In 1950, Ian Robertson Hamilton, a law student, took the Stone of Destiny from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, leading to the outrage of the English establishment. This book sets down the chain of events which led to his decision to go to London, remove the Stone and a minute-by-minute account of the act and the aftermath.

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(Paperback)

Shark attacks and sewage slicks, lifesavers and surfers, amusement parks and beach camps the beach is Sydneys most iconic landscape feature. Sydney Beaches tells the story of how Sydneysiders developed their love of the beach, from 19th-century picnickers to the surfing and sun-baking pioneers a century later.

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More wildly entertaining tales of flying a bush plane in America's final frontier, from the author of Flying the Alaska Wild.

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First published in 1945, this ground-breaking account of the psychological effects of war is an arresting piece of work.

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The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of the political decision-making and military strategy during the Falklands conflict.

(Paperback)

Second in new series of introductory books covering key facts of popular topics

(Paperback, Export)

A thrilling compendium of our deepest fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.

(Paperback)

Volume 2 of The Campbells of the Ark